The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-20
GENERAL TRADE.
BREADSTUFFS,

| C0RNMEAL-Stapda rd, 50 S5@2 40; pearl
SS21@S 30 roller, So As, strone.
HAY-Choice, from store. 759SOc; car loaC
from leyee or depot, Sl3 50@li; prime, from
store, 7O@75c; car load {, ON levee or depot
| Sl3; prairie, from store, SOC, car 10 ad from
leyee or depot, $SgS so.
BRANoFrom store, 81; from levee OF
C0RN-Rrom store, white, 53c; mixed,
Soc; from levee or depot, white, in bulk ,4S1Sc
in sacsss, sic; mixed, in bulk, 461Sc; ia
sacks 49c.
0AfS-From store, white, 4Oc; mixed, $50
sacks, Size; mixed, in bulk, 3315c; in
FLOUR From store, common, So Is;
family S75; choice, 81; fancy, 81 Is; extra
fancy, 81 30; patents, $5@5 %.
oATMEAL-ln halt barrels, s2@3 Is from
S'ccRsi KED wnEAT-In half barrels, 81 Is
' a0&fNY AND GRITs-From store, $50
ORACKERS-soda, extra, 4c; soda, treble
extra, 41@c; extra, &c; ginger snaps, extra,
SC; assorted jumbes, lOc.
RICE-Loussiana, 4951Sc; Carolina, $40
SIC.
LIVERPOOL, May 19.-Wheat quiet but
steady, demand has fallen off, holoers offer
moderately. Corn quiet but steady, demand
poor.
KANSAS CITY, MO-, May. l9.-wheat
nominally steady; No. 2 red cash, 70,
as ed; June, 721Sc asked July, roc bid, 72c
ask d. Corn Stronger; No; ?, cash. S5Ac
steady--29c bid, 800 asked.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 1s.-Wheat,
Western lower and quiet; No. winter red,
519995Ac; May, 951i @96 June, 953H(g9J5zc
July, 931499319c; August. 9lh@9lNc. Corn
Wes,eIn ,ower and dull mixed, June ,479S9
n lNaIu lZA IA a IL.
western white, 37@S9c; west rn mixed, SAC.
Receipts 1897 barrels; wheat, $4,000
bushels; corn, $500 bushels; oats, 1000 bush
els; rye, 100 bushels. bhipments-hour, 851
barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, 500
bushels.
NEW YORK, May 10 Flour R eceipts,
1881 pkgs; exports, 5000 brls and 20l3 skis;
sales, ZOO bils market firm, but only mod
erately active. Wheat-Receipts, 813, 900 bu;
exports, 36l ,7O3 bu; sales 1885, 900 blu futures
and $4,000 b1 spots; Iorn-Receipts, us, 200
bu; exports, 49, 07 bu; sales, 3O4 900 Blu tut
ures and $4,000 Blu, spots; spot lots 16@hc
and options shade lower, closing firm, oats
Receipts, 5000 bu; exports, AGO bu; sales,
$40 blu futures and $4,000 bu spots; mar
ket steady.
:, ST. LOUIS. MO-, May 19,-FlOur- Firm.
Wheat.-Hlgher; the bearish feeling that
prevails was the cause OF a DECLINE of Il 20
early, but later advanced aud closed J1d3Ec
above Yesterday; No. 2 red, cash, Soc bid;
AZ MaT 8. sS' july June So,D closing q
at Size; September, S2sS25so, closing at
S29so.- Corn steady. except June, which de-
clined Ac cash, 3Sc iJuee, 37@d14o, clos
ing at SIZES July. S74@SSc, closing at $50;
271Sc; Nay, Use; June, 27c; July, 261Sc;
August. Ahc. kye-nominaily SIC. barley
out Of season. Hay firm; prairie, scarce
and higher at 50 5Ogl3; timothy. 50 5Og1l,
Bran qIiesto a. a. 59SHc. CornmeSl firm md
brls; wheat, F,OCO bu,; corn, 1900 bu; oats,
$4,000 bu; rye. none barley, 1000 bu. Ship
ments-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat, 1877 200 bu (;
corn, 81 geo bu; oats, 1000 bu; rye, none;
10srnoon board. = Wheat firm; May,
sl4@Sl1lc. Corn dull Oats sady.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 10 Tho temper Of
the crowd was dec, dedly bsarish at ths OPEN
ing Of Change. June wheat. which after
Ec o. ar l az T9eaed TsSE today
crowd with but few exceptions sold freely.
Some support was found at 871<c, and fifteen
minutes after the tart June wheat had re-
covered to S7ssc. In their anxiety to break
selves short. 1t was discovered az or the
frat excitement had worn itself away that
the clique had purchased large amounts of
June wheat around S7aS9o7hc, and the
less sellers we're now anxious buyers. June
ran up from Sl1ac to SSA as speedily as il had
declined at tho opening. Before the adj
vance of the early morning was stopped,
June WI eat gold as gh as sS5sc, but for the
remait der OF the session it was about sta
tionary at 6S98Sl4o, trading being fairly
active. One Of the bear features in the mar
ket in the early morning was the announce
ment Of TIC freight rate on wheat from
Minneapolis, VIII oh cheepened Minneapolis
wheat deliver d here by &c per buEhel. When
the cl que took hold, however. this feature
of seaboard oloarances of $751; 900 bush.
els OF wheat for yesterday was
an aid to the advance. Corn opened weak al
for July and 50 d to 403zc. After
ward, 10 sympathy win ne wheat, y recoy-